Hinge.



G. H. DAVIS..

HINGE. APPLIGATION FILED Nov.1v. 190s.

923,250. Paented June l. 190%.

STATES reenter eersten.

j HiiRDWARE COMPANY, OF vASSAC/HUSETTS.

no. eeenso.

Toy ell 'whom it may concern:

it known that l, Geenen H. Devis, e

eitieen' o1" *the United States, residing et the ele-stia: leeres and the l'iieeol' the spring 9, preferably consist` llloreester, in the eounty ol' Wloreester :ind Commonwealth oic Massachusetts, have in vented e new end uselul' linprovement in Hinges, ol' vwhich the 'following e speeiliee ,tion, eeeoinpsznied by drawings, forming e nsirt ol the sanne, in whieh# lignre 'l represents s perspeetiveview oi' e door hinge embodying iny presentinvention. Fig. ZZ is e seetionnl View ol a portion ole door und door punb showingi one ol' niy iines applied thereto, deteohed views ol constituting the spring which is inserted between one ol' the leaves of the hinge :ind the door smb.

ySimilitr rol'errmee figures refer to siinilnr yparts 'in the dii'lerent views.

nhe ebjeet ol my invention is to provide ineens for adjusting the door relatively to the door jnnr it is hinged, Without b to Whieh n removing the lungo, und this object is eekeoinplished by the construction and arrange Linent ol ports hereinafter deseribed and pointed yont in the annexed elenns.

ln the drawings l and 2 denote'the leaves oi' e. door hinge connected in the usuel inon ner by e pin or pint-le 3, :l'o'r etteehing screws.

ln Fig. 2, 5 denotes door jsinb and G e. door united by e .hinge 7, having leaves 1 en 2 Wl'iiefh nre nttsehed to the door and door jeinbs, respectively, by etteehing screws 8 in the usuel manner. Betweei'i door jernb 5 l'insert en end having holes 4 ele-stir; plete er ing el' two leaves 1() zuidr 11, although the enter leal' 10 nitty be used alone, il' desired, or the number ol leaves employed may be i more then two.

given to the sp1-in 13 el' the spring.

'l end i2 single lent is employed. shown is composed of two'leeves 1() and 1.1, which are shown seperzitedin Fiss. 3 end 4. The spring is substontiallyolfthe seine Width es the leef ol' the ln Figs.

hinge, so that When the hinge is applied to the door jmnb one edge ot' the spring will proj eet beyond the door jsrnb.

between the points 12, 12, end adjacent to t' e outer or projecting edge When the spring is ep plied to the hinge the edge 13 beers against the leef oi' the hingenest the plntle 3, while Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed 'November 17, 1968.

the leaves 2.

A sharp bend is.

.WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, l CORPORATON OF HINGE.

reteeteersne i, ieee.

Serial No. e63,003.

l the opposite edge 14 beers l edge ol' the 'leal' of the hinge.

l provided with l the holes 4 in the hinge screws to pass through'.

, ln hanging? the door the attaching screws holes 15 corresponding with lor the attaching 8 ere sei-owed tightly into the door jziinb sniiieiently to compress und flatten slightly the spring 9. lf it becomes necessary thereafter to ndjnst the door relatively to the door jenib it is :'iceoinplished by tightening the screws S in. order to bring julnb 5, or by looseningthe screws S and lowing thespring Q to push the hinge l'nrther l'roin the door jninb.' Small notches i6 are l'oi'i'ned' in the opposite ends ol' the leal' Z neer the pintle el the hinge to formed on the end oil the 'spring und when two or more leaves are used to lorin the spring seid lugs leal'. The interlooking ol the lugs 17 in the notches 16 prevents the interni or longitudinel movement of the spring. When on :idditionnl leal is used, as shown :it 11, Fig. Ll, e'orrespoimling,` notehes 18 `are formed in the ends ol the leal to receive the lugs 17, so that the intermediate leaves will be likewise held from movement. Should :my ol the leaves oi' the hinge become broken, they nitty be easily replzteed without `requiring s new hinge, and the elasticity el' the hinge muy be ineree sed or diminished by varying the number of the leaves. The interlocking eonneoe tion between the lugs o'l' the outer lenl ol' the spring and the note-hed intermediate leaves o'l the spring, and the notched lest of the hingehold the seve While the hinge is being applied to the door iminb. l3nt one oi attaching screws ere required l'er beth spring and hin ge leal. By adjusting indiyidnelly the upper :ind lower edUe 13 el' the spring e maximum amount of edplstinent may be obtained with e inmiininn verie'tion oiA the screws S, and the curved edge 13 et the spring also Closes the grip from view which exists between the v spring end the leef 2 oi the door hinge.

against the inner The spring is the door nearer the door.

receive lugs 17, 17,

are loi-ined upon the outer nl Iperts in nlinenient loo I am aware that it is not new to place a spring between a door jamb and the leaf of a hinge for the purpose of ad'usting a door, and I do not claim such broa ly.

I claim,

1. The combination with one of the leaves of a hinge, of an elastic burved plate substantially covering the outer surface of the` leaf and having its of curvature parallel with the pivot of the hinge.

2. The combination With one of the leaves of a hinge provided with holes for attaching screws, of an elastic curved plate having corresponding screW holes, said plate being curved between its screw holes and the edge next the pivot of the hinge.

3. The combination With one of the leaves of a hinge, of an elastic plate having a longitudinal curvature and with its opposite edges in contact Witlrthe surface of the leaf parallel with the pivot of the hinge.

4. IThe combination With one of the leaves of a hinge, of an elastic plate having its opposite edges parallel With the pivot ci' the hinge and in contact With the surface of the leaf,

with the edge next the pivot cl the hinge curved to bring the central portieri olthe plate out oi' contact with said leaf.

5. The combination with one el' the leaves of a hinge, provided with notched edges, o' a curved elastic plate bearing against the outer surface of said leaf having lugs entering the notched edges of the leal'.

6. The combination with the leal ol' a hinge, of a spring composed of tivo or more similarly curved elastic plates with means for interlocking said plates with each other and with said leaf.

7. The combination with one ol' the leaves of a hinge, of a curved elastic plate, with a portion oi` said plate in contact with the sur l'ace of said leaf, and said plate provided with an integral extension arranged. Lo engage a corresponding recess in said leal' Dated this 14th day ol' November, NOS.

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